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The Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Katie Price takes swipe at Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa – after revealing he slid into her DMS while dating Olivia Attwood
KATIE Price has taken a swipe at Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa after their friendship blossomed last month. JoJo Siwa, 21, and former Love Island star Chris Hughes, 32, grew close while they were in the CBB house last month - despite JoJo having a partner on the outside. 5 5 5 JoJo, who revealed she was queer and not a lesbian, had been in a relationship prior to her stint on the show, which is why her close bond with Chris raised eyebrows among the general public and on social media. The former Dance Moms star had been loved up with non-binary Australian content creator Kath Ebbs since the start of the year. After the CBB final last week, just hours after exiting the house, JoJo dumped Kath at the wrap party. And now Katie Price, 46, who was previously embroiled in a texting scandal with Chris, has spoken out about the duo's CBB bond. Speaking on The Katie Price Show podcast this week, Katie said: "Maybe JoJo did fall in love with Chris, dunno, they were very close in there. "I felt sorry for the girlfriend," she added during the Pussy Galore episode. "I was told that there are confused feelings there. Do with that what you will. "And they had realised in the house that I wasn't the person they wanted to spend the foreseeable with," they added. Katie, who said she felt sorry for Kath amid the Chris and JoJo CBB drama, was locked in a bitter feud with Chris. The pair were at loggerheads when Katie said he had sent her "flirty texts" behind Oliva Attwood's back in 2017. Katie then joined Olivia on her podcast So Right It's Wrong last year, and opened up about the scandal and feud. Olivia recalled: "I was dating Chris off the back of the show and I went on Loose Women." Katie then explained: "Chris Hughes was messaging me and he was with you [Olivia], and we were at the NTA Awards and I remember seeing you. JoJo Siwa and Kath Ebbs' relationship We look back at JoJo Siwa's romance with Kath Ebbs: JoJo Siwa went public with hers and Kath Ebbs' relationship in January 2025. The Dance Moms star had been introduced to 27-year-old Australian content creator Kath by a mutual friend called G-Flip six months earlier. JoJo had split with her girlfriend Dakayla Wilson in November 2024 and it is believed she hooked up romantically with Kath soon after. Speaking in March at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, JoJo said of her relationship: 'I am so happy. I am in a very mature relationship, and it's beautiful. It's taught me so much about life. 'It's taught me so much about love and respect, and it's a beautiful thing. 'It's different in more ways than I can count. I wouldn't even know what to say the biggest is 'cause just everything is so different and special.' Kath even claimed they had talked about marriage together. However, JoJo's romance with Kath abruptly hit the skids on April 25, 2025, at the Celebrity Big Brother wrap party. JoJo dumped Kath at the bash after spending 19 days in the CBB house - where she had grown close to Love Island star Chris Hughes. "And because I'm such an honest person and a girls girl, I was like 'I'm going to have to tell her and it's true'. "I was like 'there's so much to tell you', and I was showing you them. "I said 'if you don't want to believe me, don't, but I've got no reason to lie to you at all'. "I remember we were at some different awards and him and Kem were on stage and I put my hand up and was like 'show us all the texts then Chris'." 5 5
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Katie Price takes swipe at Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa – after revealing he slid into her DMS while dating Olivia Attwood
KATIE Price has taken a swipe at Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa after their friendship blossomed last month. 5 Katie Price has spoken out about Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa's bond in the Celebrity Big Brother House Credit: instagram/@levelbolton/ 5 The former glamour model said she felt sorry for JoJo's ex partner Credit: Facebook/Backgrid 5 Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa grew close to one another in the CBB house Credit: Rex JoJo, who The former Dance Moms star had been loved up with non-binary Australian content creator Kath Ebbs since the start of the year. After the CBB final last week, just hours after exiting the house, JoJo dumped Kath at the wrap party. And now Read More about Katie Price Speaking on The Katie Price Show podcast this week, Katie said: "Maybe JoJo did fall in love with Chris, dunno, they were very close in there. "I felt sorry for the girlfriend," she added during the Pussy Galore episode. Taking to Instagram last Saturday, said they were in "complete shock" after being dumped by JoJo the night before. "I was told that there are confused feelings there. Do with that what you will. Most read in TV "And they had realised in the house that I wasn't the person they wanted to spend the foreseeable with," they added. Katie, who said she felt sorry for Kath amid the Chris and JoJo CBB drama, was locked in a bitter feud with Chris. Katie Price reveals the results of more lip filler after getting HUGE 'Butterfly' lips The pair were at loggerheads when said he had sent her "flirty texts" behind back in 2017 . Katie then joined Olivia on her podcast So Right It's Wrong last year, and opened up about the scandal and feud. Olivia recalled: "I was dating Chris off the back of the show and I went on Loose Women." Katie then explained: "Chris Hughes was messaging me and he was with you [Olivia], and we were at the NTA Awards and I remember seeing you. JoJo Siwa and Kath Ebbs' relationship We look back at JoJo Siwa's romance with Kath Ebbs: JoJo Siwa went public with hers and Kath Ebbs' relationship in January 2025. The Dance Moms star had been introduced to 27-year-old Australian content creator Kath by a mutual friend called G-Flip six months earlier. JoJo had split with her girlfriend Dakayla Wilson in November 2024 and it is believed she hooked up romantically with Kath soon after. Speaking in March at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, JoJo said of her relationship: 'I am so happy. I am in a very mature relationship, and it's beautiful. It's taught me so much about life. 'It's taught me so much about love and respect, and it's a beautiful thing. 'It's different in more ways than I can count. I wouldn't even know what to say the biggest is 'cause just everything is so different and special.' Kath even claimed they had talked about marriage together. However, JoJo's romance with Kath abruptly hit the skids on April 25, 2025, at the Celebrity Big Brother wrap party. JoJo dumped Kath at the bash after spending 19 days in the CBB house - where she had grown close to Love Island star Chris Hughes. "And because I'm such an honest person and a girls girl, I was like 'I'm going to have to tell her and it's true'. "I was like 'there's so much to tell you', and I was showing you them. "I said 'if you don't want to believe me, don't, but I've got no reason to lie to you at all'. "I remember we were at some different awards and him and Kem were on stage and I put my hand up and was like 'show us all the texts then Chris'." 5 JoJo dumped Kath after appearing on CBB Credit: Getty 5 Olivia Attwood is Chris Hughes' ex Credit: Getty
The Sun
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
From Halle Berry to Ursula Andress, greatest Bond girls ever ranked – but do YOU agree?
ACTRESS Halle Berry has been named the greatest Bond girl. She bewitched 007 fans emerging from the sea in an orange bikini and white knife belt in 2002 film Die Another Day. 7 7 7 Berry 's character — American secret service agent Jinx Johnson — was seduced by Brit spy James Bond, played by Pierce Brosnan. And her appearance echoed Dr No featuring Ursula Andress, who was second in the Bond girls poll. In the 1962 film with Sean Connery, the first official adaptation of Ian Fleming's novels, she played Honey Ryder. And her first appearance was in a belted bikini carrying a large knife. In third place was Ana de Armas, who played Cuban secret agent Paloma in 2021's No Time to Die with Daniel Craig. Her character has the honour of being the only Bond girl 007 didn't bed. Fourth place goes to Honor Blackman, Pussy Galore in 1964's Goldfinger. And in fifth is Eva Green, who played Bond's love interest Vesper Lynd in 2006's Casino Royale. The top five was compiled by the website of men's magazine Maxim. A movie expert said: 'It's telling that many of the Bond girls that have been named are from 007 movies which date back decades, rather than just the stars of the most recent outings. Ursula Andress plays original Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr No (1962) 'They remain popular not just because of their beauty, but because of some of the iconic moments they created — and in some cases just because of their rather racy names.' 7 7 7 7
Telegraph
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Bond might be changing, but its Jamaican birthplace remains blissfully unaltered
On my first evening at GoldenEye, Ian Fleming's former estate turned hotel, there was a power-cut. I was getting ready in the bathroom of my taffy-pink beach hut for the weekly rum happy hour at Shabeen bar when suddenly… kaput. The only light available to me fell in golden stripes via the louvred windows. I shoved on my flip-flops in the near-dark, making it to the drinks as the sun cast fluorescent orange lines across the heather sky and candyfloss clouds. Reggae carried on the breeze while the barmen shook cocktails to the beat. Young and old couples, sun-kissed from the day's good weather, sat at candlelit tables; a group of friends, here for a wedding, multiplied as the evening went on. It struck me that the entire scene might be akin to what it was like to be a guest of Fleming's at the original GoldenEye, which, when it was built in 1946, consisted of a single, modernist house. It still exists, and is now the premium villa on site, with a few added luxuries (outdoor showers and bathtubs, plus three additional separate bedrooms). The sunken garden, pool and Fleming's writing desk remain. Fleming hosted everyone from Prime Ministers to photographers, actors and artists, who quickly became known as Jamaica's north-coast jet set. Days were spent swimming, snorkelling, playing canasta and sinking rounds of Vespers (still on the menu today) – though Fleming never missed a morning writing Bond, which was entirely conceived and written here in Oracabessa. Today's GoldenEye features a total of 51 beach huts, villas and lagoon-side cottages. It was bought, in 1976, by Bob Marley at the recommendation of one of his producers, Chris Blackwell. Marley changed his mind and immediately sold it on to Blackwell, whose own history was intertwined with the property. His mother, Blanche, was a neighbour of GoldenEye and used to look after it when Fleming wasn't there. She loved to swim on the reef there and later became Fleming's muse, the inspiration for both Pussy Galore and Honeychile Rider. Chris Blackwell even worked as a production assistant and location scout for the first Bond film, Dr No. Film stills of Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder coming out of the sea, in that culture-defining white bikini, hang on the walls of the Gazebo restaurant. Blackwell, who was later credited with bringing Bob Marley to Britain and the US, and went on to manage the likes of Cat Stevens, Grace Jones and U2 under Island Records, propelled GoldenEye into what it is today: something more than just a hotel, with deep cultural cachet. He writes, in his introduction to Jamaica Vibes, Assouline's coffee table tome: 'The idea of hotels became as interesting to me as the music. The idea of making something happen, finding new ways to meet people and put people together, was fascinating.' Indeed, it remains a hive of activity – not only honeymooning couples and weekending Kingstonians, but a slice, still, of creative paradise, favoured by stylists, fashion editors and the A-list, many of whom have planted trees around the estate. You might spy names such as Plemons, Dunst, Moss, Carter and Crawford on unassuming little plaques. One Sunday afternoon at Button Beach – my favourite spot owing to the sea trampoline, non-stop tunes and jerk drum – I spotted a British supermodel at a nearby table with a Jamaican music producer. A brand was also shooting its new campaign during my stay. When they weren't working, the crew and a different model hung out in the blue-tinged Bizot bar or at the weekly beach curry night. Days after I got home, I spotted the model on the cover of American Vogue. With all this going on, I expected to see Blackwell. He has a house on the lagoon, and is known to swing by the hotel's many sociable happenings. But 'Mr B', as he is known among staff, was not around. I was disappointed but not entirely surprised – he is an octogenarian after all, and late last year it was announced that the two other hotels that make up his Island Outposts hotel collection, Strawberry Hill in the Blue Mountains and The Caves in Negril, are up for sale. Could he be winding down? Not entirely, according to Marika Kessler, his wife and Chief Executive of Island Outposts, with whom I spoke after my stay. 'You know, Chris is 88. This is his legacy. And all the properties he's found in Jamaica, they're all iconic to this country,' she told me over the phone from GoldenEye, their dogs causing mischief in the background. 'The properties are so precious… They have a soul. [Selling them] is like finding a nanny for your newborn.' I sense that it may take a while for the sale of the other two hotels to go through – that the new owners will have to fit with Blackwell's vision. For now, though, it's all about GoldenEye: 'There's so much of [it] that we would love to share with the world. We have looked at development plans […] for the land beyond GoldenEye, which is all waterfront property.' It certainly will be shared with more of the world now, thanks to new daily flights (in high season) via American Airlines from Miami to Ian Fleming International Airport, 10 minutes from the hotel. Prior to the pandemic, Pantrepant, the couple's other home, an 18th-century farm in Cockpit County (whose ingredients you'll see on restaurant and spa menus), was available for guests to stay at upon invitation. Kessler hints that something like this may be back on the table, but remains tight-lipped about details. She does, however, share that there are plans for a recording studio on site, bringing Blackwell's musical legacy, in her words, 'full circle'. Next year will also mark 80 years since Fleming built the original house. The anniversary comes at a time when Bond's future is unknown. Last month, custodians Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson announced they had given creative control of the franchise to Amazon-MGM Studios. The news has been met with resistance by everyone from former 007s to William Boyd, who suggested Amazon might make a theme park dedicated to our favourite spy. GoldenEye, thankfully, will remain protected from all the fervour. Save for some subtle nods to Bond – including a dedicated corner of the lobby with books and old photographs of Fleming and his friends – any references are understated. Even the entrance on the main road is an unmarked gate. One morning, near the end of my stay, I took a bright orange kayak out in the milky green lagoon in the hope of spotting turtles on my way to the spa. In true Crusoe-esque fashion, you moor on a platform before being led to your treatment room. It was quiet and still, save for my paddle cutting through the glassy water and the odd 'good morning' from guests stretching or reading on their lagoon-side terraces. I didn't see any turtles – or any more supermodels – but I did see Blackwell. He was having coffee with friends on the balcony of his house, occasionally getting up, if I was not mistaken, to change a record. Fleming once said his simple desire for GoldenEye was 'to be able to work there and look at the flowers and fish, and somehow to give pleasure, whether innocent or illicit, to people in their millions.' With his literary legacy he certainly accomplished the latter; the property itself remains just for the lucky few. Jade Conroy travelled as a guest of GoldenEye, which offers beach huts from £514 and one-bedroom Lagoon Cottages from £876.
CBS News
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Blues-punk icon Jon Spencer brings latest trio to the Bottom of the Hill
One of the most influential noise/blues-punk figures to make a mark on the New York scene in the '80s and '90s, charismatic bandleader Jon Spencer brings his current trio to the Bottom of the Hill Sunday. Spencer got his start in music with his first noise-rock band S--thaus with future Cop Shoot Cop member Tod Ashley while attending Brown University, eventually moving to Washington D.C. to found his noisy outfit Pussy Galore (named after an early Bond girl) in 1985 with Julia Caifritz -- later a member of all-star band Free Kitten. The band relocated to New York City and gained notoriety with its willfully primitive collision of garage punk, Einstürzende Neubauten industrial grind and bluesy Rolling Stones swagger. The group at one point issued a limited cassette covering the Stones' seminal album Exile on Main Street in its entirety. Pussy Galore -- which at points also featured guitarist Neil Haggerty (later of Royal Trux and Howling Hex), former Sonic Youth drummer Bob Bert, and Spencer's future wife Cristina Martinez -- became a mainstay of the NYC underground until the group split up in 1990. By that time, Spencer has already co-founded Boss Hog with Martinez. Pulled together to fill a last-minute opening at CBGB's, Spencer called on like-minded players from fellow NYC noise merchants the Honeymoon Killers and Unsane to complete the band's mix of scuzzy blues, artful noise and punk chaos. Before the end of the year, the group recorded it's debut EP Drinkin', Lechin' & Lyin' with renowned punk/alt-rock studio wizard Steve Albini. The record, which featured Martinez in a provocative state of undress and was issued by respected Amphetamine Reptile imprint, established Boss Hog as a new force. Spencer also started what would become his main creative outlet with the high-energy trio the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. A similarly minded scuzzy exploration of blues and punk, the band gradually evolved from it's early more lo-fi albums to record the hit records Extra Width and Orange that added elements of hip hop, funk and more sophisticated production to the raw attack of the two guitar and drums trio. The JSBX -- which was rounded out by monster drummer Russell Simins and guitarist Judah Bauer -- developed a reputation as a formidable live act thanks to its ferocious intensity and Spencer's charismatic stage presence. Even though the Blues Explosion took up a majority of Spencer's time for much of the '90s, Boss Hog still managed a steady stream of albums and EPs with shifting line-ups that would feature Swans bassist Jens Jurgensen and JSBX collaborator Hollis Queens. By the time the band released it's eponymous second full length in 1995, they had moved to Geffen Records. That band's output would become more sporadic after that effort as Spencer focused on the progressively more electronic-influenced Blues Explosion albums, though Boss Hog managed the 2000 follow-up Whiteout (for yet another notable punk label, In the Red) despite Spencer and Martinez having their first child a couple years before. The group would go quiet for years at a time as Spencer continued to tour and record with the JSBX as well as his more rootsy, rockabilly-flavored side project Heavy Trash, though Boss Hog reunited to tour the U.S. and Europe in 2008 and again eight years later with the release of the four-song EP Brood Star ahead of a long-awaited full-length Brood X in 2017. While the Blues Explosion didn't embark on a proper farewell tour, Spencer has confirmed that health issues Bauer was having combined with other reasons led the trio to split up after the release of their tenth and final album Freedom Tower - No Wave Dance Party 2015. He would re-emerge with his first solo album under his own name in 2018, releasing Spencer Plays the Hits. Backed by keyboard player Sam Cooms (who played in San Francisco group the Donner Party and later was in Portland, OR bands Quasi and Heatmiser) and Boss Hog drummer M. Sord. the album featured a new take on Spencer's gritty, hard-grooving, fractured style of lowdown swamp punk. Spencer and the band -- christened the HITmakers and now featuring early collaborator Bob Bert on "trash" percussion -- released their second album Spencer Gets It Lit in 2022 on In the Red Records to wide acclaim. The guitarist would embark on a tour featuring Coomes's wife Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Wild Flag, The Jicks) playing drums with Spencer's band in addition to Quasi playing an opening set. Spencer has also been spending time in the studio as a producer, helming the 2020 album Skin Suit for upstate New York punk band the Bobby Lees as well as Death Wish Blues, a 2022 collaborative effort between blues guitarists/vocalists Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton. When an opportunity to play shows supporting Fish and Dayton arose that the HITmakers were unable to make due to other commitments, Spencer tapped the Bobby Lees rhythm section of bassist Kendall Wind and drummer Macky "Spider" Bowman to form a new power trio. The chemistry with the threesome worked so well live that Spencer wound up recording the ferocious new EP Sick of Being Sick! with the line-up that hearkens back to the raw kinetic fury of classic-era Blues Explosion. The trio played at the Fillmore in San Francisco last December, opening for Fish and blues guitarist Cedric Burnside with a positively scorching set that drew on the EP as well as Spencer's rich back catalog of material. The band brings its current headlining tour to the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco Sunday night, sharing the stage with Sacramento garage-psych outfit the Snares. DJ Tone Arm (aka Mike Gabriel) plays greasy R&B and '60s garage rock before and between bands. Spencer and company also make a stop at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz on Saturday night.
